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Did some 'polishing'- and it smells like burned 'enamel.' must be the 'dentist' smell. I did contact an expert on this things. Sent her some pictures. Initially, there's the presence of Schreger lines + crosshatch pattern on the tooth. And I was advised to bring the item to her for a visual verification. Thanks and regards, Yves |
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Hi again,
forgot to include another test which I did (upon the instruction of the jeweller). I got a needle, had it red hot on the fire and tried to pierce the tooth. - and voila, it did not went into the tooth. Best Yves |
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The geometry of the cracks is consistent with ivory.
From all I know there are some ivorine resins that crack, but without round/circular cracks. Round/circular cracks are specific to ivory as they follow the growth rings. |
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Sperm whale tooth shows no Schreger lines so far I know, only elephant ivory shows this lines. Regards, Detlef |
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